held up towards rear, never involved
reluctant to line up, led in start and slowly away, held up and behind, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 4f out, 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear of mid-division, plugged on final 2f, never on terms
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
led in start, never better than mid-division
raced keenly, led until ridden and headed 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind
held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on to assert close home
mid-division, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
pulled hard in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, found no extra close home
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 4th and one pace over 1f out
It was heavy going when Lester Kris finished second in a Leicester maiden nine days ago. Murchison River won over 1m4f at Chepstow in August but a 6lb rise looks harsh, though he did have subsequent scorer Incredible Dream back in third that day and he is a pound worse off. Southern States has been racing over further and that stamina should be an asset but we’re prepared to give another chance to PERLA BLANCA, who was only worn down close home on her first try over this trip at Lingfield when the first two pulled well clear.
Retrieve (AUS) 50-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Canberra Cliffs (10-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Safira Menina 12-1 (10-10) Soon in touch in mid-division, effort over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind C'est No Mour (11-0) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Lester Kris (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, short of room over 8f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Golden Birthday (9-12) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) hvy in Sep.
Incredible Dream (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, headway under pressure over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly closing stages, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Big Sigh (9-4) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.
Cousin Khee 20-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Blue Hussar (9-10) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Onorina (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on outside, weakened and eased inside final 2f, 12th of 14, 31 3/4l behind Takbeer (9-10) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Roy Rocket (FR) 33-1 (10-3) Tracked leader 3f, stayed handy, outpaced 2f out, no impression after, kept on final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind C'est No Mour (11-0) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Investigation 16-1 (8-10) Very slowly away, behind until recovered to rear 9f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Quothquan (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dream Machine (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
I'm Running Late 6-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, dist behind Cribbs Causeway (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Murchison River 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 2nd entering final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Casaclare (9-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Southern States 4-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner until final 150 yards, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Hiorne Tower (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Fields Of Fortune 7-1 (8-3) Settled in last, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 12 1/4l behind Percy's Word (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Perla Blanca (USA) 3-1fav (9-4) Held up in touch, chased leaders 3f out, switched outside and ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Our Cilla (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
